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michael isakoff, thanks so much. we talk more now, karen, about senator wyden, who received a call on wednesday evening from president obama saying that he would have access to these memos and the president saying that other senators who wanted to review it would have access to them as well. here are are the senators this morning talking about the hearing from yesterday. their reactions. take a listen. >> this is an incredible responsibility of us to really pay close attention to what they are doing because otherwise the executive is, as i mentioned yesterday, prosecutor, judge, jury, and executioner all rolled into one. and in our system of government, that's not the way it's supposed to be. >> there is no question that we can protect our country in a dangerous time like this and at the same time ensure more transparency and more accountability. >> all right. so more transparency, more accountability. >> right. >> karen, do you think that the questions have gone away with this? the administration has provided its st
michael isakoff, thanks so much. we talk more now, karen, about senator wyden, who received a call on wednesday evening from president obama saying that he would have access to these memos and the president saying that other senators who wanted to review it would have access to them as well. here are are the senators this morning talking about the hearing from yesterday. their reactions. take a listen. >> this is an incredible responsibility of us to really pay close attention to what...
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thank you for bringing this story to our attention. and our question of the day for all of you, after hearing this report and hearing what michael has uncovered, is the u.s. government justified in the targeted killing of americans suspected of being terrorists? tweet me your thought thoughts @thomasaroberts or find us on facebook. >>> coming up, governor chris christie confronts his weight issue and does so head-on with a jelly doughnut and david letterman. you've got to do it for yourself. the pollee side bar is ahead. ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love. >>> so on this day in black history, we take a look at the life of essie may washington williams, the biracial child of the late senator strom thurmond, who died yesterday at the age of 87. w
thank you for bringing this story to our attention. and our question of the day for all of you, after hearing this report and hearing what michael has uncovered, is the u.s. government justified in the targeted killing of americans suspected of being terrorists? tweet me your thought thoughts @thomasaroberts or find us on facebook. >>> coming up, governor chris christie confronts his weight issue and does so head-on with a jelly doughnut and david letterman. you've got to do it for...
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the obama team knows that. >> thanks. i will see you later in the show as well. >> thank you. >> still to come, an icon here in new york city. remembering the man who is first known as america's mayor. ed koch. >> remember if he sees his shadow, six more weeks. no shadow, spring is here. >> what does that groundhog know? punxsatawney phil and the forecast on this groundhog day. i don't know why i'm reading what they said. we will talk about what phil saw and what he said. you are watching msnbc. i don't know where that accent came from. >> so there is no shadow to see and early spring for you and me. >> it's the top hats that make it. america's groundhog, punxsatawney calling it like he sees it. telling the folks no shadow. translation, an early spring. this is phil's 127 prognostication, but the stats are not in his favor. according to the groundhog, he has seen his shadow 100 of 116 times. according to the folks, he has only been right 39% of the time. she no nate silver. i guess that means don't get your mittens just y
the obama team knows that. >> thanks. i will see you later in the show as well. >> thank you. >> still to come, an icon here in new york city. remembering the man who is first known as america's mayor. ed koch. >> remember if he sees his shadow, six more weeks. no shadow, spring is here. >> what does that groundhog know? punxsatawney phil and the forecast on this groundhog day. i don't know why i'm reading what they said. we will talk about what phil saw and what...
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thanks, tim. >>> to politics now, first lady michelle obama is among the mourners remembering a 15-year-old chicago girl who died a tragic random death. leah pendelton was gunned down after participating in the obamas' inauguration. "the new york times" topped its paper and we'll dig into the legal justification for drone strikes later in the program and president obama warning that the middle class will get hit hardest if congress does not do something to stop those massive cuts set to take effect march 1st. >> if the sequester is allowed to go forward, thousands of americans who work in fields like national security, education or education are likely to be laid off. democrats and republicans can still get together on a balanced solution to the deficit crisis. republican senator mitch mcconnell says that he know that sequestration would have consequences, but he blames president obama for not putting forward an acceptable plan to prevent it. for more on that, jonathan strong, staff writer, role call, alexander burns and national political reporter with politico. good afternoon to both of y
thanks, tim. >>> to politics now, first lady michelle obama is among the mourners remembering a 15-year-old chicago girl who died a tragic random death. leah pendelton was gunned down after participating in the obamas' inauguration. "the new york times" topped its paper and we'll dig into the legal justification for drone strikes later in the program and president obama warning that the middle class will get hit hardest if congress does not do something to stop those massive...
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thank you. >> likewise. >>> many wonder what strides president obama will continue to make for both undocumented immigrants and same-sex marriage. i want to bring in the brain trust panel. good to see all of you. >> good to be here. >> i'm going to start with you, aisha, how comprehensive will immigration reform be if same-sex couples are left out of it? >> well, if you leave anybody out of any measure, clearly it's not comprehensive. something's missing. but we talk about -- we talk about same-sex couples as it relates to immigration. there are about 40,000 by nashville couples, one of the partners cannot seek citizenship in the united states, cannot get permanent residency. even if the couple has a legal relationship. what we often fail to talk about is that there are almost a million estimated to be people who are living in this country who can undocumented who happen to be gay gay or transgender. the conversation should not be posed as this dichotomy of, well, a couple of gay couples are trying to take forward. if we move any immigration reform forward, that's going to do a whole lot. >> rob
thank you. >> likewise. >>> many wonder what strides president obama will continue to make for both undocumented immigrants and same-sex marriage. i want to bring in the brain trust panel. good to see all of you. >> good to be here. >> i'm going to start with you, aisha, how comprehensive will immigration reform be if same-sex couples are left out of it? >> well, if you leave anybody out of any measure, clearly it's not comprehensive. something's missing. but we...